Sweet Butternut Squash Muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners and prepare the liners with cooking spray.

Put squash into a roasting pan with cut sides down. Pour enough water into pan to fill 1/2-inch deep.

Roast squash in preheated oven until flesh is easily pierced through with a fork about 45 minutes. Remove roasting pan and reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Scoop hot squash into a large bowl and mash until no large chunks remain. Stir sugar and butter into the squash.

Whisk flour oats baking powder cinnamon nutmeg allspice and salt together in a bowl.

Beat eggs milk sour cream and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stirring constantly add a spoonful of squash mixture into the egg mixture to temper it before adding egg mixture to the squash mixture; stir.

Fold flour mixture into the squash mixture until just incorporated; spoon into muffin tins. Top each with a pecan half.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 12 to 15 minutes.